Reel for coiling flats or other rolled sections.



APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1, 1908.

Patented 0 $t.12,1909

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a M E P. H. DANIELS. I REEL FOR OOILING FLATS OR OTHER ROLLED SECTIONS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.1, 190B.

Patented Oct. 12, 1909.

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WITNESSES I W 3 M, KWRYQWKQM,

reeling apparatus of this character which is simple and eflicient in itsoperation, anal-1 driving vMy invention has relation-to a. machine vmill, with a simple form of UNITED PATEN T OFFICE.

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a full, clear, and exact description, referencebemghad to theaccompanying drawings,v

forming part of this specification, in which- Figure-1 is a sideelevation,partly in sec tion, illustrating one formioi reel embody- 1nliii e II--II of Fig; 1; and'E ig. .3 is'a hori .zontal section, showingthereeling Fig. 4 is a detail view ,of'ia- -port' mechanism. r

for ceiling or "reeling-flat bars or rods or c 0. other shapes asth'eycome from the rolling mill, and is designed .to receive these rodsdirectly without the necessity for their: be-

ing caught by an attendant, and without any loopingv out. This permitsthe reel to be.

placed close up to the finishing rolls of-the guide betweenthe rolls andthe reel.

A further object isto provide coiling' or-v flats, into a v neatand-compact bun with a minimum oflmanual labor.

A, jurtherf-objeet to provide me anis" 3 whereby the-tension of theavoid guide. v p

. The nature of my inyention will be best understood by reference to theaccom form thereof, it, being "premised," owever,

that various changes may 'be made therein by those skilled in the artwithout departing from the spirit and scope of myinvention, 'as definedin the appended claims.

In these drawings, the numeral 2 desigparts hereinafter described, andwhich rests upon'a, base 3. e

4: is a driving shaft mounted in bearings" 5 in'the lower portion of theframe2, and

.which is shown as being arranged to be driven by a belt wheel 6 looselymounted thereon.

7 is a drum, also looselylmountedpnithe' Specificationof'Letters'Patent, Application filed August 1, 1908. serial no.

my invention;-Fig. 2- is asection on'theroduct being reeled or coiledmay be reguated so as to any buckling of the metal in the ny-. ingdrawings, in which I show a re erred- ,ated pins 25ywhi'chfe'r?age a;circular row 4 100 Idatented Oct. 12, 1909.

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series of ropes or cables, one for "each "groove.

The ends oi these ropes are attached to oppo:

shaft 4, and which is grooved-to receive a "clamps 10, being providedfor adjusting the tension of the ropes or cables. The drumft is open atone end, and its interior surface 1s coned at v 11, to fit. thecorrespondingly drum and wheel constitut' afriction clutch. The wheel 12is splin to-the shaft 4 and is'slid .endwisetheneon'by means of aoperated inanysuita e manner. [Formed with, "or securedtothe hub 14 is'afriction plate 15 which, when the wheel is moved out of frictionalengagement with the drum -coned surface of a sliding wheel 12, the saidi shifting lever 13 engaging its hub 14, and Q 7, is arranged to engagea stationary friction I plate 1'6.

on the endiof the Shaft 4 is a bevel wheel 17, meshes with acorrespondinggbevielwheel ,18 ona vertical shaft 19;

Keyedor otherwise fixed to the upper end portionof-this verticalshaft'l9 is a circu-' laireel. plate 20. a .211 isa spindle ment withthe. sha jlower j'end in a central hole in said shaft. .This spindle isprovidedwwith a bearing 22 I in the overhung portion'2 of the frame 2.The spindle 21 can be raised and lowered by fplaced in vertical. aline-19, and centered at its any suitable means, such asthe power cylin der23,. mounted on the gverhanging frame portion 2, the spindle having aston on it's upperend working in said cylinr er.

24. is, a feed roll, which is loosely mounted on spindle 21 and may bemoved vvertically thereby. This roll 24 when moved down upon-the drivingplate 20,. is driven therefrom by means of one or more spring-actuofapertures 26 in the riving plate.

' 27- is an eccentric hollowaguide, which is loosely sleeved on the spm21, and sur- "rotinds the roll 24; This guide 27 may be moved verticallyinto and out of operative relation with the roll 24 by any. suitablemeans, such as the forked lever 28, pivoted to the'frame at 29wandhaving an actuating connection 30' with a cross-head 31 carried by thepiston rod 32 of'a'power cylinder 33 mounted on the "upper portion ofthe trame 2. The guide 27 is "arranged eccentrically with respect to thero'll24'in the manner shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and is cut away at oneside, as shown at 34in Fig; 3, to receive a pressure roller 35 and alsothe flatgui'de 36. The roller 35 and guide36 are mounted on a stud shaft37, carried by an arm 38, which is pivoted to the frame at 39 so as topermit said frame,'together with the roller 35, to move toward and awayfrom the roll- 24.'. The wheel or roller 35 is normally pressed towardthe feed roll 24 by link connection 40 with a cross-head 41, which movesin guides 42, and is actuated by the rod 43 of a power cylinder 44. Theguide 36 has an inwardly tapered slot with a closed top of proper sizeto suit the particular size of fiat to be coiled, its function being notonly to guide the flats in a horizontal plane, but

. as to readily 24 stops.

also in vertical plane, especially at the time the guide 27 is raised inthe manner hereinafter described. At this time the closed. top of theguide 36 will act to prevent the flat from being lifted up near thepoint of contact between the feed rollers 24 and 35. The guideway 27 isalso prefer-- ably tapered upwardly somewhat, being of. increasing widthtoward its lower edge, so

lifted.

The operation is as follows: As fshown in' the drawings, the parts arein position for receiving a flat as it comes directly from the rollingmill through a suitable twist guide. The end of the flat enters theguideway 36 I and passes between the feed rollers 24 and,

35. These rollers engage the material, and roll 24 pushes it around in acircle inside of the guide 27 As soon as one complete wrap has been madein this way within the guide 27, this guide is raised quickly away fromsaid wheel, so as to allow for the increasing size of the coil. Duringthe coiling operation the' feed roller 35 is constantly forced againstthe coil by the action of the power cylinder 44 and is driven by itscontact with the material. The speed of the feed'roller 24 is regulatedso as to be slightly in excess of the speed of the piece as it leavesthe mill, so as to avoid any tendency to buckle in the guide, and theroll 24 serves as a mate for pressure roller 35 to feed and force thefiat into guide27 and form the coil. "The coil when formed does not wrapclosely around roll 24 but is free from it, owing to the eccentricity ofguide 27. When the coil is completed, the roller 35, together with theguide 36 are moved back by means of the cylinder 44, and the roll 24 isthen lifted from the coil by the cylinder 23. A hen the roll 24 israised, the coil remains on the driving plate 20, and is afterwardremoved. As soon as. the pins 25 are disengaged from the drivingplate20, the rotation of the feed roll By varying the tension on theropes or cables 8, the pull on the'flat coming from the mill can be soadjusted asto suit free from 'the flat when it is.

the di'fierent widths and thicknesses of flats, and other varyinconditions. When the clutch wheel 12 is disengaged from the drum 7,-thecoaction of the friction plates 15 and 16 stops the reel.

It will be noted that the entering end of the flat follows around withinthe guide 27 until it again passes between and is gripped by the feedrollers ,24 and 35. As the coil increases in diameter the guide 36 willswing outwardly faster than the roller 35, owing to its being fartherfrom the center 39. This gives the coil an opportunity to bulge outbehind the guide 36, should any time be lost in lifting the guide 27 outof the way. The shape and movement of the lide 27 may also be changedfor examp e instead of being lifted it can be made in halves which aremoved sidewise toward-and from each other by suitable mechanism. Mydesign also permits the use of more than one pressure roller 35 if foundmore convenient. In

'this case, guide 27 would be designed accordingly.

Although these s ecifications describe a reel suitable for ree ing fiatbars or rods, I

do notlimit my invention to rectangular sections. It is clear that thereel will equally well coil any other rolled' section, such as rounds orsquares. For this urpose the pressure rollers 35-and 24 may e providedwith suitable grooves, or otherwise shaped to fit the rolled section.The material may be coiled either hot or cold. 4 V

The advantages of my invention will be apparent to those skilled in theart, since it provides a simple apparatus by which llats, or otherrolled sections as they come directly from the finishing rolls of therolling mill, may be coiled-into a neat andcompact bundle, with aminimum of manual labor, and without the necessity for looping out.

It. will be obvious that various changes may be lnade in the apparatusand its connections. Thus, instead of the power cylinders, 23, 33, and44, any other suitable inotive devices or actuating means may beprovided for operating the parts controlled by these cylinders. Variousother driving connections for the reel iny also be employed, without inanyway affecting the invention.

I I claim:

1. In a reel, a horizontal support for the coil during its formation, aremovable guide adjacent to said support and arranged to shape the coilwithin it, co-acting pressure rolls for feeding the rolled section intothe guide, one of said rolls being within the guide and mechanism formoving the guide from its guiding and forming position; substantially asdescribed.

2. In a reel, a rotary coil support, coacting pressure rolls for feedingthe rolled section forward upon the support, one of said rolls jetsamacting as a coiling driiiii, a guide inclosingthe last named roll andarranged to rotary support,

the first coil on the support, and actuating connections arranged tomove the guide to-.

ward and fromopgative relation with the su' antially as described;

3. In a reel, a horizontal support for the coil as it is for-med, amovable guide adjacent to the support, and arranged to shape the coilwithin such guide, means for feed- 1 ing the rolleds'ection to becoiledinto the guide, and'm'eans for moving the guide vertically into and outof its coiling-position, substantiallyas described.

4. In a reel, a pair of feed rollers havingtheir axes extending in avertical direction,

a coiling guide partially surrounding one of i said rollers, a supportadjacent to the last named rollerand on which the coil is formed as itpasses between the guide and the roller within the same, and actuatingconnections for moving the coiling-guide toward and -'from its coilingposition;. substantially asdescribed.

5. In a reel, a rotary plate or support, a

. feed roll movable toward and from the supportand having connectionswith the sup-' port arranged to. drive it when in coiling position, saidfeed roll-and the'support be ing constructed and arranged with respectto each other to permit of their separation to permit the removal of theformed coil, and

' at least one other feed roller arranged to coact with the firstmentioned feed roll, a guide partially surrounding the roll, andconnections for moving the guide toward and from the support,substantially as described. I

' 6. In a reel, a rotary support upon which the coil is formed, a feedroll movable toward and away, from the support and hav- -1ng connectionswith the support for driving the'roll when in its coiling position,agnide to shape the coil partially surrounding the feed roll andarranged to be positioned in cooperatlve relation with thesame and withthe rotary support, feeding means co-acting with said feed roll, 'meansfor moving the guide into and out'of its coiling position during theinitial portion of the coiling op-' eration, and means for moving thefeed'roll away from the support after the completion of a coil to permitthe removalof the coil,

substantially as described.

7. In a reel, a feed roll and coiling guide partially surrounding thesame, a support 1I1 coiiperatlve relationship with the feed roll andguide and on which the coil is formed, means for moving the guide towardand from coiling position, a feed roller coacting with the roll, meansfor'drivin'g one of said feed members and means for pressing theouterfeed roller toward the feed roll; substantially as described.

8. In a reel, a support for the coil during and adapted to shape thecoil .within said .guide, and another guide for'leadingthe material tobe coiled to the bite of the feed rolll ers, substantially as described.

9. In a reel, a pair of feedrollei's, .a movable element upon which oneof said rollers is mounted to move toward and away from the otherroller, means for normally pressing the movably mounted roller towardthe other roller, a coiling guide surrounding the relatively stationaryrol1er',-'and a further guiding device adjacent-to the feed rollershaving means for limiting deflection of the material bein coiled inthedirection of the axes of the ro ers, substantiall as described.

10. In a reel, a pair of fee rollers, a rotary plate carrying one ofsaid feed rollers, said plate bein in position to receive and supportthe 00' as it is formed around the feed roller which it carries, a guidepartiallysurrounding said plate roll, connections for .moving the guidetoward and from the plate roller toward the plate roll; substantially asdescribed.

and mechanism for pressing'the other feed 11. In a reel, a rotary suport, a feed roll 7 mounted on the support an having a clutch connectiontherewith, connectionsjfor moving the roll toward and away from the sup-Y port, a coiling guide arranged to be brought into positionto'partially surround the feed roll when the latter is in operativeconnecf tion with the support,- connections for more 4 ing the guideinto andout of its operative position,.another feed roll, and means forpressing the last named feed roll toward the first named feed roll,substantially 'as described.

12. In a reel, the combination with reeling or coiling devices, andmeans for feeding the material to be coiled thereto, of a driving shaftfor the feeding means, a clutch through which the shaft is driven, aconstantly acting driving element for one member of the c utch, andmeans whereby the driving effort exerted by the said element upon thedriving member of the clutch may be varied to vary the speed of thedriving shaft independently of the clutch; substantially as described.13. In a reel, apair of feed rollers, a rotary coil support,a idearranged to surround one of said r0 lers in starting a coil and to bemoved into and out of operative relation to the coil support, and meansfor so moving said guide, the roller which is surrounded by the guldehaving a driving connection with the support, and means for moving saidroller into andout of position to eflectsuch driving connection,substantially as described.

14. In a reel, a rotary coil support, a feed roll having clutchconnection therewith, connections for moving'the roll toward and fromthesupport, a coiling guide partially surrounding the roll, and adapted tobe brought into cooperative relationship with the support when the feedroll is in operative connection with the support, connections for movingthe coiling guide toward and from its operative position, a movableelement adjacent to the support and carrying another feed roll coactingwith the first named roll, an entering guide carried on the movableelement and connections for pressing said element toward the first namedroll, while allowing enlargement of the coil during-coiling;substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand. FRED H. DANIELS.

Witnesses-z A. F. BACKLIN, GEO. SIEURIN.

